The next day was a cloudy day, with no sunlight visible in the heavy sky, just a gray sky.
Just like the mood of everyone in the motorcade.
That night, countless people tossed and turned all night long. At least when Wu Jie woke up in the morning, he saw several listless people with dark circles under their eyes.
Among them is Lao Bai, who claims to quit the world and become a storyteller after this disaster relief trip.
This old Jianghu sounds very powerful and domineering, but it seems that he is actually very weak in his heart.
They had already set foot on the mountain road of Nanping Mountain. The mountain road was not easy to walk. They walked on the rugged mountain road for four hours. Until after lunch, they had only walked about ten miles, but they had removed two roadblocks one after another.
It was obvious that the group of people blocking the convoy did not have enough energy left. These two roadblocks were completely incomparable to the two ones yesterday, especially the second one, which was just a bunch of randomly chopped down trees.
"They are also tired." Guan Xiong squeezed out a sneer between Hengrou and Dao Scar, his expression full of contempt for those who blocked him, "These weaklings! They fell down from exhaustion before they even started to kill!"
This big man was originally a poor beggar who had become a poor man. He could reach the position of Chief Executive only by virtue of his military exploits on the battlefields in the north and Qi. He regarded himself as a hero who fought in life and death, and he respected the straightforward and brave warriors throughout his life.
The most disdainful thing is this kind of people who hide their heads and show their tails.
Xu Hai did not answer, but walked to the tree trunks at the second roadblock and studied them carefully.
"Brother Xu, what can you gain?" Although Shen Yi is very skilled, he is completely inexperienced in these tracking methods. When discussing countermeasures last night, he already knew that Xu Hai once worked as a spy.
He is good at seeing the subtle things, and seeing him looking at these giant trees attentively at this moment, he couldn't help but come over to ask.
Xu Hai shook his head and returned to the car.
"These trees have just been cut down. Judging from the edge of the knife, it should only have happened within one to two hours." His face was full of doubts, "But... generally, large axes are used to cut down trees.
Saws and the like, but here -" he pointed to a slightly smaller tree trunk, "this tree was chopped down with a sword."
As soon as these words came out, Guan Xiong and Shen Yi's expressions suddenly changed.
Although the big tree is "smaller", it is almost as thick as an arm - that is to say, an ordinary man has to stretch his arms to hug it in a circle - and can cut it with a sword, no matter how hard it is.
The person who wields the sword, or the sword, are no small matter!
Finding that Guan Xiong and Xu Hai turned to look at him, Shen Yi gave a wry smile, shook his head and sighed: "With Shen's skill, if he has a magic weapon in his hand, he can try it, but..."
He didn't know what he thought of, and his face became darker and darker. He didn't say any more, but the meaning behind his words was self-evident.
The Nanhua Sword Sect originally had a famous sword called "Cai Shui", which was taken by the Duke of Nanhua when he left the Fairy Mountain. It blew the hair short and cut iron like mud. It was called the treasure of the mountain. But this sword has been
Along with the traitor who killed his master back then, there has been no news. Judging from the look on Shen Yi's face, he must still not be found.
People in Jianghu compete fiercely for supremacy. Martial arts is important, and weapons are also a very important part. Shen Yi's martial arts is already extremely high. He is quite famous in Changning City and even the entire Eastern Chu Kingdom. He is known as one of the young heroes closest to the innate master in the contemporary era.
One, but if he encounters an enemy who is slightly inferior to him in martial arts but is armed with a magical weapon, it is still unknown whether he can defeat him.
"I can't say, I can only fight with all my strength later..." Guan Xiong waved the long-handled sword in his hand, his eyes full of fighting spirit, "Old brother, it's up to you again this time!"
Naturally, Wu Jie did not know the worries of these convoy leaders. He was also thinking deeply now, considering what to do if he encountered an enemy later. Should he reveal his identity to improve morale? Or should he move forward bravely to kill the enemy and remove the flag?
Or maybe play the obscene style and focus on killing the enemy in the melee?
"Little brother, are you homesick?" Seeing Wu Jie's thoughtful look, the familiar old escort thought he was missing his hometown, so he came over to persuade him, "A real man has ambitions all over the world. You are young and it's time to go out and have a career."
"Fan, it would be great if you could achieve something in your career, but even if you achieve nothing, you still have something to talk about in front of your children. What's the point of always shrinking in your own yard!"
I don't know whether it was intentional or not, but he didn't mention a word about the danger everyone was facing at this moment.
Wu Jie nodded and responded casually.
"I think back then, when I was your age, I didn't know any kung fu at all, and I just relied on some brute force to go out and make a living. At that time, my family was poor, and I only brought ten big coins and a short shirt with me.
..." Lao Bai suddenly became interested and began to introduce stories about his youth...
"...Speaking of which, the horse thieves in Liaodong are really ferocious to the extreme. They dare to rob the military pay transported by thousands of people from the four major escort bureaus!"
"Then what happened next?" I don't know when a group of young people had gathered around. These young people are at the age of passion and have the least resistance to this kind of story of gold, iron, sword, sword and shadow. In the past, Lao Bai told
They were all anecdotes and jokes, and no one was really interested in them. But this time he suddenly told stories about grievances and life-and-death battles. Even though there was a powerful enemy at hand, everyone couldn't help but come over to hear what happened.
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For a time, many people gathered around Lao Bai, but Wu Jie saw an opportunity and ran away.
It's not that he doesn't want to listen to the old man telling stories. This old Jianghu is very eloquent and tells stories of thrilling experiences with ups and downs and fascinating stories. He is no less good than storytellers like Shan Tianfang on earth, but - not now
When you can listen to stories in peace...
Looking up, although he could not see the appearance of the robbers, he could feel a murderous aura rising faintly not far away. These cold and cold smells pierced the cold wind of late autumn.
Diffused in haze.
Wu Jie frowned and tightened his grip on the sword.
Because there might be a war, weapons were distributed to everyone in the convoy, even the doctor who was not supposed to go into battle at all.
The convoy was still moving forward slowly, slowly approaching the place where the murderous aura came from. The terrain there was extremely dangerous, with cliffs on both sides facing each other. There was a corner not far away, and you couldn't see what was happening on the other side of the corner.
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Just when Wu Jie was worried about whether everyone would be ambushed, he suddenly heard the sound of horse hoofbeats. Several leaders of the motorcade had already led more than ten elite experts to rush forward in front of everyone.
What Wu Jie could discover, the leaders of the convoy could naturally also discover. They rushed up to meet them, but they did not go very far. They only slightly highlighted the team and shouted loudly: "I don't know which road is blocking the road in front of me."
Friends on the road? What do you call them? Please mark down the road!"
As soon as he finished speaking, with a whistle, seven or eight big men on horseback rushed out from behind the corner. These people were all covered in armor, even their faces were covered. They were really suspicious to the extreme!
Behind these people, hundreds of people came out in unison. These people were also dressed in armor with their faces covered, and their weapons were all spears. They walked in order, as if they were specially trained to perform.
At this time, the convoy had stopped and was waiting. Seeing how elite the opponent was, many people's expressions changed.
According to the rules of Jianghu people, roadblocking and robbery is also a technical job, and there are quasi-official procedures that have been agreed upon.
First, the robber must set up a checkpoint - whether it is a roadblock or standing directly in the middle of the road, he must first stop the target being robbed.
There is a technical problem here, because robbery is a laborious job. If you spend too much effort setting up roadblocks, the robbery will probably fail. If you stand directly on the road to stop it, you don't have to waste any effort, but you have to weigh it.
Weigh whether your small body can withstand a hard collision with a car. How to weigh the two and make a trade-off is the first basic skill for bandits.
Secondly, the robber must reveal his or her identity - no matter whether it is Song Gongming from Liangshanbo or Dou Erdun from Hejian Prefecture, if he wants to go out, he must have a resounding name, and he must show his sign before doing anything.
Let the person who was robbed know who the person is, firstly, it will make your name known, and secondly, it can save a lot of trouble.
So there is also a technical problem here: if your name is too bad, for example, if you say "I am the online writer Chu Bai who updates 5,000 words a day", which lacks deterrence, people may not look at you at all and just start rolling around.
Just crush them over; and if the name is too loud, such as "I am Mo Yan, the winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature" - people will probably disperse on the spot, and only get some leftovers...
Finally, the core task of robbery is to do it. When things come to this point, there is no technical content. Anyway, the one with the bigger fist is more ruthless. Either the flowers will bloom and the wealth will bloom or the person will be crowned with bliss. In short, there is no need to think about anything superfluous.
matter.
Because this step is simple and easy, even a fool can do it well. Therefore, many years ago, there was a Japanese named Oda Nobunaga on earth who was nicknamed Fool. He was very keen to skip the first two steps and go straight to the point——
Later, because he went too far and broke the rules of the world, he was also skipped the first two steps and was hacked to death at a famous scenic spot called Honnoji Temple. He was also directly cremated on a large scale...
Wu Jie was thinking wildly while watching Shen Yi and others negotiate with the leaders of the robbers, while at the same time he was discussing with Jasmine and Du Ruo.
"Isn't there hundreds of people on the other side? Why are there so many people here? Where are the other people? Where are the archers?"
"Do you still need to ask? They must be hiding and preparing to ambush us!" Du Ruo snorted disdainfully from his nose, "According to the convention, at this time, the trumpet should be sounded, and then wood and rolling stones would rain down from the cliffs on both sides...
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Wu Jie was stunned for a moment and looked at the cliffs on both sides.
The terrain here is just like what many stories say, there are high cliffs on both sides, at least twenty or thirty feet high. If a rock falls on the cliff...
Secretly imagining that terrible situation, he couldn't help but shudder.
Fortunately, such a scene did not happen. I wonder if the other party has not made preparations for this? Or the preparations have not been completed yet.
It was not only Wu Jie who noticed the surrounding terrain, but also the leaders of the convoy. After negotiating with the other party, they ordered the convoy to retreat slowly, set up camp outside the mountain pass, and prepared for a battle.
"The opponent is definitely an elite soldier. They have been trained for more than three years and have been on the battlefield and seen blood." At the beginning of the next month, the team leaders began to discuss tomorrow's plan. Guan Xiong said with a sullen face, "But during the day I only watch Now that we have those hundred heavy armored soldiers, where are the remaining cavalry and archers?"
“Instead of worrying about these, it’s better to worry about the rolling stones on the cliffs on both sides.” Xu Hai sighed, “If we don’t solve the problem of rolling stones, we won’t be able to cross this mountain pass!”
"In my opinion, there is no particularly powerful character among those people. The master seems to be absent." Shen Yi forced a smile, but the smile was a bit ugly, "This is probably the only good news."
As a doctor accompanying the army, Wu Jie also attended the meeting, but his eyes drifted outside the tent from time to time.
Du Ruo has set out to solve the problem of Mu and Rolling Stones. I don’t know if her trip will go smoothly or if she will be in danger...
